EDF Delays Start of Three Nuclear Plants: Current Halts
Electricite de France SA, delayed the start of its Chooz B-2, Cruas-1 and Paluel-3 nuclear power plants, according to data on the website of grid operator Reseau de Transport d’Electricite.
EDF gave start dates for its Chinon B-1, Fessenheim-2 and Gravelines-1, RTE data show. The start date for Cruas-4 was removed from RTE’s website.
The world’s biggest nuclear power plant operator has 37 reactors online, representing 64 percent of available nuclear capacity, RTE data show. That’s the lowest since June 20. EDF’s 58 atomic plants generate about 78 percent of France’s power.
The table below lists EDF’s nuclear units that are out of service, their generating capacity in megawatts, when they stopped and the expected return date, if known, according to RTE.
UNIT NAME MW OUT RETURN St. Alban-1 1,335 Aug. 11 -- Tricastin-1 915 Aug. 11 -- Gravelines-1 910 Aug. 11 Aug. 16 Cruas-3 915 Aug. 4 -- Paluel-2 1,330 Aug. 4 -- Fessenheim-2 880 Aug. 4 Aug. 20 Blayais-2 910 Aug. 1 -- Flamanville-1 1,330 July 21 -- Cattenom-3 1,300 July 21 -- Dampierre-1 890 July 14 -- Chinon B-1 905 July 14 Aug. 19 Nogent-1 1,310 June 22 -- Cruas-1 915 May 26 Aug. 17 Gravelines-5 910 May 19 -- Paluel-3 1,330 May 19 Aug. 18 Dampierre-4 890 May 5 -- Gravelines-3 910 April 28 -- Tricastin-3 915 April 28 -- Cruas-4 915 March 24 -- Civaux-2 1,495 Feb. 18 -- Chooz B-2 1,500 Feb. 16 Aug. 19 Source: RTE
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